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UK's Turing AI Institute responds to staff anger about defence focus

Whistleblowers say the charity is at risk of collapse because it has been told by the government to focus on defence.

"We are committed to conducting our business with honesty, integrity and transparency and believe that a culture of openness and accountability is essential," they wrote, and linked to the Turing institute's whistleblowing guidelines. Zoe KleinmanThe heads of the UK's national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) have acknowledged recent months have been "challenging" for staff as the charity undergoes "substantial" change. They warned that the body - which receives £100m from the government - is at risk of collapse after Technology Secretary Peter Kyle instructed it to prioritise defence, and threatened to pull its funding if it did not.

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